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Meaningful Use Public Health Reporting in 2017 Modified Stage 2

In 2017, eligible providers who are attesting with Medicare and who have previously attested to at least one year of Meaningful Use (MU) or eligible providers attesting directly with the state for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program can attest to MU Modified Stage 2 or MU Optional Stage 3. For details on completing MU Optional Stage 3 in 2017 please see Public Health Reporting in 2017 – Optional Stage 3.

EHR Reporting Period

All Eligible Providers demonstrating MU: Any continuous 90–day period in the calendar year

Public Health Reporting Measures

The available Public Health Reporting Measures are below, along with the maximum times the measure can be counted towards the Public Health Reporting Objective for both EPs and EHs.

Measure

Maximum times measure can count towards objective for EP

Maximum times measure can count towards objective for EH or CAH

Measure 1 – Immunization Registry Reporting

1

1

Measure 2 – Syndromic Surveillance Reporting

1

1

Measure 3 – Specialized Registry Reporting

2

3

Measure 4 – Electronic Reportable Laboratory Results

N/A

1

Meeting the Public Health Reporting Objective

To successfully meet a MU Public Health Reporting Measure the Eligible Provider must be actively engaged with the public health agency (PHA) or clinical data registry (CDR). Please see Public Health FAQ #1.1 for details on active engagement.

EPs

EHs

Minimum Number of Measures

2

3

Measure 1 – Immunization Registry Reporting

The EP, EH, or CAH is in active engagement with a public health agency to submit immunization data.

Exclusions

Any EP or EH that meets one or more of the following criteria may be excluded from this measure:

the EP or EH does not administer any immunizations to any of the populations for which data is collected by their jurisdiction´s immunization registry or immunization information system during the EHR Reporting Period;

the EP or EH operates in a jurisdiction for which no immunization registry or immunization information system is capable of accepting the specific standards required to meet the CEHRT definition at the start of their EHR Reporting Period; or

the EP or EH operates in a jurisdiction where no immunization registry or immunization information system has declared readiness to receive immunization data as of the start of their EHR reporting period.

Measure 2 – Syndromic Surveillance Reporting

The EP, EH, or CAH is in active engagement with a public health agency to submit electronic syndromic surveillance data.

Exclusions

Any EP or EH that meets one or more of the following criteria may be excluded from this measure:

the EP or EH is not in a category of providers from which ambulatory syndromic surveillance data is collected by their jurisdiction´s syndromic surveillance system;

the EP or EH operates in a jurisdiction for which no public health agency is capable of receiving electronic syndromic surveillance data in the specific standards required to meet the CEHRT definition at the start of their EHR Reporting Period; or

the EP or EH operates in a jurisdiction where no public health agency has declared readiness to receive syndromic data at the start of their EHR Reporting Period.

Measure 3 – Specialized Registry Reporting

The EP or EH is in active engagement to submit data to a specialized registry.

Exclusions

Any EP or EH that meets one or more of the following criteria may be excluded from this measure:

the EP or EH does not diagnose or treat any disease or condition associated with or collect relevant data that is required by a specialized registry in their jurisdiction during the EHR Reporting Period;

the EP or EH operates in a jurisdiction for which no specialized registry is capable of accepting electronic registry transactions in the specific standards required to meet the CEHRT definition at the start of their EHR Reporting Period; or

the EP or EH operates in a jurisdiction where no specialized registry for which the EP or EH is eligible has declared readiness to receive electronic registry transactions at the start of their EHR Reporting Period.

Measure 4 – Electronic Reportable Laboratory Result Reporting

The EH or CAH is in active engagement with a public health agency to submit electronic reportable laboratory (ELR) results.

Available Registries

Exclusions

Any EH or CAH that meets one or more of the following criteria may be excluded from this measure:

the EH does not perform or order laboratory tests that are reportable in their jurisdiction during the EHR Reporting Period;

the EH operates in a jurisdiction for which no public health agency is capable of accepting the specific ELR standards required to meet the CEHRT definition at the start of their EHR Reporting Period; or

the EH operates in a jurisdiction where no public health agency has declared readiness to receive electronic reportable laboratory results at the start of their EHR Reporting Period.

Registration to Submit Data

Eligible Providers must formally register their intent to submit data to Public Health for a given Public Health Reporting Measure, using the Meaningful Use Registration for Public Health (MURPH) System. All Eligible Providers must register their intent to submit data before or within 60 days of the start of their EHR Reporting Period.

Meaningful Use Registration for Public Health (MURPH) System

MURPH is a statewide system hosted on the Health Commerce System (HCS) that accepts Eligible Providers´ registration and is used by the public health registries and the EHR Incentive Program to manage onboarding and program compliance.